Search results for query: explaining ptsd triggers to a supporter

I’m looking for advice/support from partners of people with PTSD or trauma-related withdrawal patterns, because I’m struggling a bit emotionally and trying to understand what’s normal. I’m in a relationship with a woman I love very deeply. She’s genuinely kind, funny, affectionate and...

I sorry about your family dynamics. The bigger the family the bigger the issues. Through out the years I’ve learned that at the basic level most people are selfish and unaware of their selfish antics ( they justify it in some way ) .. What was your childhood related trauma? .. why were you...

Ive had nightmares like this before. no fun at all, also ones where people dismiss it/punish me instead. Im sorry about your nightmare. is there anything you can use an an example against this, in your life?

For the past few months I have been reading a book called COMPLEX PTSD: from surviving to thriving by Pete Walker. He is an amazing author and has helped me a lot and I recommend him if you think you are ready to heal. He is a psychologist who writes from the perspective of people with Complex...

I broke up with my partner of almost 5 years this month. She lives with CPTSD as well as bulimia and bipolar (although this is medicated and she hasn't had a manic episode for the entire relationship). At the start of the relationship, her PTSD was expressed as triggered moments of crying, being...

Hello, first time poster. I'll try (and fail) to keep it brief. My boyfriend was diagnosed with 100% disability PTSD, depression and anxiety after 10 years of service in the USMC. I met him right as he got out of the military, transitioning into civilian life, before a majority of his symptoms...

I can see what you are saying, though a REALLY bitter pill to swallow. Because as a cPTSD sufferer, he also needs consistency, reassurance that I haven't been scared off and abandoned him - something I know is an issue for him. Add to that the human factor - as in, I'm also a human being with my...

Throughout my whole life I’ve had developmental trauma since I was 4 at most. That quickly turned into Complex-PTSD once I turned 5 years old. My grandmother, on my mother’s side, has only been part of my life for three years out of the three decades I’ve lived due to her living halfway across...

My boyfriend and I dated in high school and reconnected later in life. We have since been together for 12 years (we’re 56 now) and we’ve lived together for 6. He is an amazing person, loving and caring patient and very kind. I have never been this close with anyone. Our conversations have been...

Sorry for the situation that you are in and have been in for a long time. I appreciate the feedback for you here, and I agree that you need to speak up for yourself and the boundaries have to be protecting you. It doesn’t appear that your boundaries are protecting you. For example, a boundary...

Thank you, whiteraven for shedding some light on that for me. ❤️ Thank you for your humor. Arfi arf arf! 🤣 It is so valuable. I wish I had such a gift. I’ve always been so serious and sometimes too intense. I appreciate others’ humor, but I struggled to construct it myself. Thanks for lightning...

Thank you very much!😊 Thank you for your suggestions. I am actually physically safe because I have changed the locks in a separate part of the house where I live. However, this person and his behavior triggers the trauma he created and I must limit contact with him in every way possible in...

Hello and welcome to our community. I'm deeply moved by your story and can see the immeasurable strength it must have taken to share it. It's a testament to your resilience that despite so many painful and unfair hardships, you're here, ready to connect with and support others. Here, you'll...

Yes, I think sharing some details might help explain how complicated this situation was. I'm learning that I'm allowed to talk about how someone treated me, even if it’s painful to revisit. This is a very long story, so I’ll try to summarize it as best I can. We met during COVID and were online...

Asking for emotional support shouldn't elicit such a hostile response. P.S. I totally disagree with Charbellas take on the situation. It doesn't sound like did wrong by continuing to try to let your wife know the type of support you needed (it definitely wasn't you throwing it in her face, it...

I’m going to jump right in, and point out some of the major problems with your post CaptainMike. There’s a number of problems, but I’ve addressed the ones that are most offensive or problematic for this particular forum: 2 of the 3 responses before yours asked questions, so this is a...

Thanks for sharing, please keep visited here. By sharing your emotions with someone you feel good.

Becky, thank you for sharing your story with us. It takes a tremendous amount of courage to navigate through the complexities of PTSD and CPTSD, especially when dealing with childhood trauma and abusive relationships. I want to commend you for recognizing the cycle of abuse and taking steps to...

Thank you. I just went back and read the cup explanation again. I can see how that explains a lot of my life. 25 years ago my wife was offered an opportunity to work in DC for a few years. She asked me if I minded her career being put in front of mine. I agreed to to that without a second...

I am Sam, UK, have been a supporter for 9 years. Sorry this is long but I need help. Exhausted, yesterday saw another outburst. This time directed at ripping the door off the refrigerator, spilling a carton of apple juice all over the carpet. Wet vac had also gone missing. OK I know these are...

Engaging in this process had been triggering for sure, and I was already in a state of PTSD struggle which is how I got on the radar of the advocacy group in the first place. If you struggle with ongoing stressors/triggers, I encourage you to search and search until you find advocates who...

Yea. Right after we went back to what we were watching. He’s definitely not thinking about it but I certainly am. Lol Thank you! He’s a funny and cute kid with his mischievous moments but I find it so adorable. I’m hoping we’ll still be close as he goes through the teenage years. You are...

as a birth mother and a foster mother, i cope by keeping the focus on what is best for the child, taking my reads from my own emotional responses. if the child's question has triggered a ptsd psychosis in my own self, i am not in a good state of mind to explain well. i gently postpone the...

I’ve been with my lovely wife for 18 years and I will do anything to make this work. I’m reasonably positive now that she’s suffering some kind of PTSD, almost certainly sexual in nature. She’s from another country and doesn’t speak English (we communicate just fine in her language) so for a...

You're definitely on the right track. I just started this tonight. Sounds funny, but if you look up c***** childhood very on YouTube, she has the same symptoms and explains that very, very well that helps to relate. They're a lot of people that understand on this site, but it's, it's almost...